The University of Michigan held a summer workshop on keeping papyrus safe.
密西根大學舉辦紙莎草保存夏季研討會。
This is the only course of its kind in the Americas.
這是美洲唯一的同類課程。
Only a few courses in the world teach how to save papyrus manuscripts.
全球也只有少數課程教紙莎草手稿的保存技術。
This course lasts ten days.
這個課程有十天。
Nine scholars from China, Ireland, Italy, and the United States joined.
來自中國、愛爾蘭、義大利和美國的九位學者參加。
Shi Jin from China said that when you touch papyrus, you can feel history.
來自中國的施金說,觸摸紙莎草時能感受到歷史。
Michigan's papyrus collection has texts from 1000 BC to 1000 AD.
密西根的紙莎草收藏有公元前1000年到公元1000年的文本。
These texts include parts of Homer's epics.
這些文本包括荷馬史詩的部分內容。
There are also works by the philosopher Epicurus.
也有哲學家伊比鳩魯的著作。
There is also the oldest known copy of Paul's letters.
還有已知最古老的保羅書信抄本。
The school says no other place in the West has more of these.
校方說,西半球沒有其他機構有更多這類收藏。
Marika Kaye leads preservation. She says continuing this tradition is a big duty.
負責保存服務的瑪麗卡·凱耶說,延續這項傳統是巨大責任。
Her favorite thing is bringing people from around the world together to share ideas.
她最愛讓來自世界各地的人齊聚一堂分享想法。
The workshop teaches students how to handle, store, and care for old texts.
研討會教學員處理、儲存和照護古代文本的技術。
Papyrus and its ink can break, spread, or crack.
紙莎草和它的墨跡可能碎裂、暈染或斷裂。
So Kaye tells students to carefully remove dust and pieces.
所以凱耶鼓勵學員小心清除灰塵和碎屑。
They use controlled wetness to soften folds.
他們用受控濕度軟化摺痕。
Then they dry them slowly under light pressure to stop curling.
然後在輕壓下緩慢乾燥,防止捲曲。
The first workshop was held in 2012.
首屆研討會於2012年舉辦。
After that, it happens every two years.
之後每兩年一次。
So far, about fifty students have joined.
到現在約有五十名學員參加。
The director Giuliano Sidro said that we must train the next restorers. Otherwise, this skill will be lost.
館長朱利亞諾·西德羅說,如果不培訓下一代修護人員,這項工藝會失傳。
Part of the Michigan collection was bought.
密西根的收藏部分是用買的。
Part came from digging at the Karanis site in Egypt between 1924 and 1935.
部分來自1924年至1935年間在埃及卡蘭尼斯遺址的挖掘。
Sidro said that here we may find new things every day.
西德羅說,這裡每天都有可能發現新事物。
Just go into the storage room, open a box, and start reading.
只要走進庫房,打開某個盒子,開始閱讀。
Among the participants is Arzak Muhammad. She can read Arabic.
參與者中有阿爾扎克·穆罕默德,她能讀阿拉伯文。
There is also PhD student Maro Castiello. He can translate ancient Greek and Latin.
還有博士生馬羅·卡斯蒂耶洛,他能翻譯古希臘文和拉丁文。
Muhammad said that she will be like a chain. She will bring information from Michigan back to Egypt and Australia.
穆罕默德說,她會像一條鏈,把資訊從密西根帶回埃及和澳洲。
By keeping information, she passes knowledge to the next generation.
她透過保存資訊,把知識傳遞給下一代。